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3 - News Political parties active at Weber see page 2 Opinion Weberites views of lax initiatives see page 4 Arts Changing fads see page 8 W Sports Golfers putting along well see page 11 Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1988 Celebrating the Weber State College Centennial Vol. 49, No 17 Fawn Hall visit causes stir at Weber By Jill Titensor News Editor There has been quite a bit of controversy recently about Weber Stale College's Convocation program. With the tax initiatives on the horizon and rising tuition, some have expressed concern regarding the extravagance of inviting such guest speakers as Fawn Hall, former secretary to Lt. Col. Oliver North. Weber Stale is not the only college that has heard this concern. According to an article from the College Press Service, some Boston College students want to cancel an invitation for North to speak at their school, saying North's $25,000 lecture fee is too high and that the expenditure sends the wrong message. David McAuley, executive vice president of the student government board at BC, called North one of the decade's most popular figures. "Overall, this is a great opportunity to listen to a man responsible for one of the great shake-ups in our government's history," McAuley said. Carter Wilkie, a Boston College student (The Signpost photo: Darwin Shaw) Dining Services scores k.o. blow D oiamos didn t del iver By Peter Avion Asst. News Editor The tombstones read "Rod Porter", "Tax Initiatives A, B, C", and "Food Service 1988"; perhaps the College Activities Board (CAB) was trying to say something. Whatever the medium, the message was clear; there would be no pizza at the party no thanks to Dining Services. Bowls of chips, pretzels, toolsic rolls, candy corn, caramels and other sundry snacks along with two large coolers branded wiih the WSC food services name, sal atop the rcd-clolhcd table, in place of the advertised and controversial Domino's pizza that many had been expecting, bringing an end to the 'mystery of the munchies'. Most in attendance were disappointed "It sucks," said one white-faced ghoul upon glancing at the refreshments table. "Pretzels and punch," he continued. "I might as well have gone trick-or-trcating." Others however, did not seem to care. "Food? No, I ale before I came," said another gentleman in a black mask. "I'm here to dance." Though they did not provide the refreshments, Domino's did make it's presence known. A number of Noid flying discs were being tossed through the half-full ballroom all evening. In addition to the dance, the Dcadman's party sported a fortune teller who read for attendees all evening. The highlight of the night was the coffin-stuffing contest. A total of 1 1 people crammed their bodies into the CAB coffin, and won an approximate S200 in prizes for their efforts. The happy, and somewhat squashed winning team was: Chris Arguello, Stacey Bland, David Brcnchlcy, Heather Erickson, Mark Knudsvig, Becky Larscn, Alicia Maisak, Rachel Rasmusscn, Molly Vclasques, Greg Warnes and Preston Wood. Costume contest winners included a scanu'Iy-dressed French maid, a putting-green, Batman and Robin, a gentleman dressed as a "cheerleader with big pompoms", and a Ghoslbustcr's logo. Prizes ranged from a S25 gift certificate to a lingerie shop, to T-shirts, to a framed poster of Jessica Rabbit. leading the efforts to revoke the invitation said, "This whole episode shows that crime kind of docs pay." In the September 13 issue of the Standard Examiner, one editorialist said, "It doesn't make much sense for the student government to blow $4,000 to bring Oliver North's document-shredding sidekick ... to Ogdcn, for a convocation speech." Tanji Thurgood, WSC Convocation chairman, said Hall was invited to speak for Convocation because she is a current event Hall was a pivotal point in the Contra-Aid hearings, she said. "Like it or not, she's a part of history." Thurgood said that Hall will be speaking on "The Freedom to'Gct it Right." She wi 11 be discussing the moral conflict in government: Should you do what you're told or should you do what you know is right? According to Stephanie Jcsscn, president of Associated Students WSC, $68,000 has been allocated to the Convocation scries for 1988-89. That breaks down to four or five dollars per student per quarter. The money comes from student fees, Jcsscn said. "Not one dime of tuition is used for speakers." Jesscn didn't hesitate to give the figure for the entire year "I feel like the students have a right to know," she said. However, she was reluctant to expound on individual amounts paid to guest speakers, suggesting that it might be a form of discrimination against the guests. "The amount that Fawn Hall is receiving should never have been published," she said. According to Dr. Marie Kottcr, assistant vice president of student activities at WSC, the reason the individual fees are not a topic of discussion is because contract agreements between Weber State and the speakers prohibit the release of fees. Kottcr said one reason this might be is that from the speaker's perspective, it could be damaging to them suppose they were to "give us a break;" they wouldn't want that published for other schools to see schools that might not get a break. The amount that speakers get paid varies some people come for free, Kottcr said. Others charge far more than the $4,000 that Hall is getting (North's $25,000 fee for instance). Thurgood said her budget for Convocation has been reduced since the original S68.000 allocation. If she were to bring in Oliver North, it would take nearly half her current budget (about $62,000). Working within that budget can be a formidable task. One way of increasing efficiency is by co-sponsoring Convocation (seeCONVOonpage7)

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3 - News Political parties active at Weber see page 2 Opinion Weberites views of lax initiatives see page 4 Arts Changing fads see page 8 W Sports Golfers putting along well see page 11 Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1988 Celebrating the Weber State College Centennial Vol. 49, No 17 Fawn Hall visit causes stir at Weber By Jill Titensor News Editor There has been quite a bit of controversy recently about Weber Stale College's Convocation program. With the tax initiatives on the horizon and rising tuition, some have expressed concern regarding the extravagance of inviting such guest speakers as Fawn Hall, former secretary to Lt. Col. Oliver North. Weber Stale is not the only college that has heard this concern. According to an article from the College Press Service, some Boston College students want to cancel an invitation for North to speak at their school, saying North's $25,000 lecture fee is too high and that the expenditure sends the wrong message. David McAuley, executive vice president of the student government board at BC, called North one of the decade's most popular figures. "Overall, this is a great opportunity to listen to a man responsible for one of the great shake-ups in our government's history," McAuley said. Carter Wilkie, a Boston College student (The Signpost photo: Darwin Shaw) Dining Services scores k.o. blow D oiamos didn t del iver By Peter Avion Asst. News Editor The tombstones read "Rod Porter", "Tax Initiatives A, B, C", and "Food Service 1988"; perhaps the College Activities Board (CAB) was trying to say something. Whatever the medium, the message was clear; there would be no pizza at the party no thanks to Dining Services. Bowls of chips, pretzels, toolsic rolls, candy corn, caramels and other sundry snacks along with two large coolers branded wiih the WSC food services name, sal atop the rcd-clolhcd table, in place of the advertised and controversial Domino's pizza that many had been expecting, bringing an end to the 'mystery of the munchies'. Most in attendance were disappointed "It sucks," said one white-faced ghoul upon glancing at the refreshments table. "Pretzels and punch," he continued. "I might as well have gone trick-or-trcating." Others however, did not seem to care. "Food? No, I ale before I came," said another gentleman in a black mask. "I'm here to dance." Though they did not provide the refreshments, Domino's did make it's presence known. A number of Noid flying discs were being tossed through the half-full ballroom all evening. In addition to the dance, the Dcadman's party sported a fortune teller who read for attendees all evening. The highlight of the night was the coffin-stuffing contest. A total of 1 1 people crammed their bodies into the CAB coffin, and won an approximate S200 in prizes for their efforts. The happy, and somewhat squashed winning team was: Chris Arguello, Stacey Bland, David Brcnchlcy, Heather Erickson, Mark Knudsvig, Becky Larscn, Alicia Maisak, Rachel Rasmusscn, Molly Vclasques, Greg Warnes and Preston Wood. Costume contest winners included a scanu'Iy-dressed French maid, a putting-green, Batman and Robin, a gentleman dressed as a "cheerleader with big pompoms", and a Ghoslbustcr's logo. Prizes ranged from a S25 gift certificate to a lingerie shop, to T-shirts, to a framed poster of Jessica Rabbit. leading the efforts to revoke the invitation said, "This whole episode shows that crime kind of docs pay." In the September 13 issue of the Standard Examiner, one editorialist said, "It doesn't make much sense for the student government to blow $4,000 to bring Oliver North's document-shredding sidekick ... to Ogdcn, for a convocation speech." Tanji Thurgood, WSC Convocation chairman, said Hall was invited to speak for Convocation because she is a current event Hall was a pivotal point in the Contra-Aid hearings, she said. "Like it or not, she's a part of history." Thurgood said that Hall will be speaking on "The Freedom to'Gct it Right." She wi 11 be discussing the moral conflict in government: Should you do what you're told or should you do what you know is right? According to Stephanie Jcsscn, president of Associated Students WSC, $68,000 has been allocated to the Convocation scries for 1988-89. That breaks down to four or five dollars per student per quarter. The money comes from student fees, Jcsscn said. "Not one dime of tuition is used for speakers." Jesscn didn't hesitate to give the figure for the entire year "I feel like the students have a right to know," she said. However, she was reluctant to expound on individual amounts paid to guest speakers, suggesting that it might be a form of discrimination against the guests. "The amount that Fawn Hall is receiving should never have been published," she said. According to Dr. Marie Kottcr, assistant vice president of student activities at WSC, the reason the individual fees are not a topic of discussion is because contract agreements between Weber State and the speakers prohibit the release of fees. Kottcr said one reason this might be is that from the speaker's perspective, it could be damaging to them suppose they were to "give us a break;" they wouldn't want that published for other schools to see schools that might not get a break. The amount that speakers get paid varies some people come for free, Kottcr said. Others charge far more than the $4,000 that Hall is getting (North's $25,000 fee for instance). Thurgood said her budget for Convocation has been reduced since the original S68.000 allocation. If she were to bring in Oliver North, it would take nearly half her current budget (about $62,000). Working within that budget can be a formidable task. One way of increasing efficiency is by co-sponsoring Convocation (seeCONVOonpage7)